Why I chose Fletcher: I chose to attend Fletcher
because the greatest policy challenges we face are global in nature and
thus transcend boundaries. The only hope for solutions must include
cooperation among nations. It is vitally important that today's
leaders have an international perspective, influential relationships,
contacts in other nations and regions, and an understanding of global
policy issues.

Something that has surprised me about Fletcher: I
expected to learn a great deal in the classroom from some of the most
renowned professors in the world. What I did not fully anticipate is
how much I would learn from my fellow classmates. I now have Fletcher
friends who are influential executives in the private sector and
high-ranking officials in government and non-governmental
organizations. The interactions and discussions I have had with my
classmates have given me a much broader appreciation of the
complexities of global policy.

Favorite book:

The Ascent of Finance, by Niall Ferguson

Global issue that brought you to Fletcher:

Global Finance

Favorite landmark:

The Grand Canyon

Most interesting person you have met at Fletcher:

An individual who ran the International Crisis Group in South Ossetia when Russia invaded Georgia. She was the expert interviewed in The New York Times while we were in class together.